Game 58: Bobby Grich triples and homers to lead the Saltdogs to a 9-6 win in the series opener. Milwaukee puts two men on base in the ninth but fails to score any.

Game 59: Bobby Grich hits a three-run homer to cap a four-run third inning and the Saltdogs hold on from there for a 5-4 win. The Riders don't even threaten in the ninth against beleaguered Cleveland closer Kent Tekulve (7+ ERA).

Game 60: Sammy Stewart throws three hitless innings of relief for his first save as the Riders avoid a sweep, beating Cleveland 6-2 in the series finale.

Game 67: Tim Raines steals four bases, Rich Gedman drives in four runs, and Tom Foley hits his first home run of the season as the Riders top the Lame Moose, 8-5. Rich Gossage strikes out Bob Horner to get the final out and earn his 12th save.

Game 68: Bill Madlock doubles and triples, driving in three, and the Spectres have a late scoring binge to take a 9-7 victory.

Game 69: Mike Smithson has a typical Mike Smithson start, and that launches the Moose on their way to a 13-3 victory over the Riders.

Game 76: A close game turns into a blowout late as the Mammoths explode for 11 runs over the seventh and eighth innings. Milwaukee finally gets the bats going in the ninth, scoring five, but falls far short in a 12-6 loss.

Game 77: The Mammoths get four hits from Harold Baines and double up the Riders, 10-5, with Doyle Alexander improving to 11-1 on the season. Mike Smithson takes the loss for Milwaukee, leaving in the third.

Game 78: New York puts another 10 runs on the board to sweep the Riders, winning the finale 10-4. Milwaukee gets 12 hits and three walks, but no extra base hits, and few clutch ones.

With the division lead down to four games over Minnesota, the Riders head to Cleveland to finish off the first half.

Game 79: Milwaukee loses its fifth straight game, allowing nine runs over the final three innings in Cleveland to lose, 9-5. Britt Burns throws five shutout innings but then has major problems in the sixth; Sammy Stewart faces five batters in the eighth without retiring any.

Game 80: Bill Madlock hits a home run to lead off the fourth inning, snapping a 2-2 tie, and later that inning singles home Tim Raines to make the score 9-2. From there the Riders hold on for an 11-6 win over the Saltdogs.

Game 82: Nick Esasky hits a three-run homer in the first and that's really all Frank Viola needs as the Riders win 6-2. Viola improves to 13-6.
Game 83: Mike Davis hits a two-run homer in the first; Tom Foley adds a two-run single in the third; and Britt Burns pitches into the seventh allowing only one run as the Riders win again, 5-2.

Game 84: Milwaukee rallies for seven runs in the eighth inning, turning a two-run deficit into a 9-4 win that gives them a sweep of the Commandos.

The interleague portion of the schedule comes next; Milwaukee starts with home series against Houston and Oakland.

Game 85: Houston's Phil Bradley hits a grand slam and Hooligan starter LaMarr Hoyt is very efficient with his pitches (no walks in 7.2 innings) as the Riders fall, 8-2.

Game 86: Andy Van Slyke hits a sixth-inning grand slam that snaps a 5-5 tie, and the Riders hold on for a 9-5 victory over the Hooligans.

Game 87: Milwaukee gets the better of former division opponent Oakland, scoring twice in the eighth to snap a 5-5 tie and getting a scoreless inning from Rich Gossage to preserve the lead. Gossage earns his 15th save.

Game 88: Oakland''s Dave LaPoint walks none and strikes out six in a complete game, 7-2 victory over the Riders.

Game 89: Mike Smithson has another rough outing and the Riders are nearly helpless against KC reliever Roger McDowell, who allows only one hits over 3.1 innings of work. It all adds up to an 8-2 loss for Milwaukee.

Game 90: Milwaukee evens things up with the Blues, outhitting Kansas City 13-5 for a 5-1 victory behind Frank Viola (14-6).

Game 91: Mike Marshall snaps a 2-2 tie with a two-out, RBI double in the seventh, and that sparks the Riders, who score five insurance runs over the final two innings to score an 8-2 victory over the Cougars.

Game 93: Nick Esasky and Bill Schroeder go deep and the Riders overcome four unearned Dutchmen runs in the second inning to rally for a 7-5 win.

Game 94: Frank White hits a three-run homer in the first and the Riders never really recover, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Dutchmen.

Game 95: Britt Burns and a couple of relievers allow only six hits to New York and the Riders top the Katz 6-2 in the series opener.

Game 96: New York roughs up Mark Gubicza, Jim Gott, and Sammy Stewart, scoring four off each, and holds off a furious Milwaukee rally to win 12-9. Mike Davis and Rich Gedman, each one representing the tying run, are retired with men at the corners in the ninth to end it.

Milwaukee now heads on a three-city road trip to Detroit, Houston, and Oakland.